BROUGHTON
CHOIR

Broughton Church Choir Coffee Morning 2010
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Choral Events plus important notices
January 2010 - May 2010

Dear Parent / Choirmember
May I draw your attention to the following arrangements for the Choir during the coming months?

Wednesday 27th January
Meeting during Choir Practice for everyone willing to help with arrangements for this year’s Coffee Morning. See separate letter distributed to all Choristers 17.1.10.
Sunday 31st January
Ruff Sunday. Boys take ruffs home after Evensong for washing and starching ..
.and remember to bring them back next Sunday!
Saturday 6th February
Rehearsal for NCS Boys at Ripponden 10.30 – 3.30
Sunday 7th February
Former pupils of Preston Park School will be attending Evensong.
Wednesday 10th February
No Choir Practice.
Ash Wednesday this year falls during the School Half Term, and so  in order that we can get a complete week’s holiday, the Choir Wednesday half term  break is a week earlier.
All Sunday Services, Full Choir as usual.
Sunday 14th February
Senior section of the Choir sings the 9.30 Service at St Peters. Singers involved will be notified.
No Choir at the 11.00 Service at the Parish Church.
6.30 Evensong, Full Choir as normal.
Wednesday 17th February  Ash Wednesday
NB different times to accommodate the Service.
Practice  5.30 - 6.30  (Probationers)     6.00 - 7.15  (All other boys)  6.30 –7.15 (Men)
Eucharist  7.30 (Full Choir, except Probationers)
Saturday 27th February
Awards Service at Blackburn Cathedral for new Archdeacon’s Choristers  3.30 pm.  (Recipients of Awards meet 10.15 at the Cathedral. Full details when I receive them!
Saturday 13th  March
Choir Coffee Morning. Parish Hall 10.00 am.
Sunday 14th March
Practice for all boys taking part in this year’s IOM Tour  9.30 – 10.30.  Refreshments will be served before the Eucharist.
Important meeting after Evensong for all boys and  parents involved in the Isle of Man Course.
Monday 22nd March
Practice for NCS Boys singing at Blackburn Cathedral 7.15 – 8.00. Please note the unusual timing; because of Holy Week, IOM etc, this practice needs to be very early.
Sunday 28th   March
Practice for all boys singing in this year’s IOM Tour  9.30 – 10.30. Refreshments will be served before the Eucharist. Please note, British Summer Time begins today. This is obviously a very important practice. Don’t get it wrong!
Ruff and Surplice Sunday.  All singers take home surplices and ruffs (boys) for washing and starching (ruffs only!!). They will be required on Thursday 1st April.
Wednesday 31st March
Practice at usual times.
Compline sung by men’s voices at 8.45
Thursday 1st April - Maundy Thursday
Eucharist of the Last Supper 8.00 pm - Full Choir, but not Probationers.
Friday 2nd April - Good Friday
Morning Service at 11.00 am - Full Choir.
Saturday 3rd April – Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil 7.30 pm. Selected men.
Final briefing for all boys travelling to IOM after Evensong.
Sunday 4th April - Easter Day
Services at the usual times
Monday 5th April 
Annual Football Match for Dads and Lads. Broughton School 10am
Tuesday 6th – Monday 12th  April
Isle of Man Course
There will be no Choir at Services on Sunday 11th April
Wednesday 7th and 14thApril
No Choir Practice
Saturday 17th April
Our ten NCS Boys sing their first Evensong at Blackburn Cathedral. The Service is at 3.30 pm.
Looking Ahead
Saturday 24th April
Senior Choristers sing Evensong in Cartmel Priory at 6.00 pm.
Saturday 15th May
RSCM Celebration Day. Twenty seven Broughton Choristers will be joining a choir of two hundred voices in the magnificent Cathedral at Durham. The Service is at 2.00 pm.
Monday 31st May
Senior Choristers sing Evensong in St Paul’s Cathedral at 5.00 pm. Remember to keep the date free! Details very soon.
And a few bits and pieces

Broughton Choir Robe Carrier With the approach of the IOM Tour, a reminder that the new robe carriers are still available from Mrs Gaukrodger, price £4.00.
Absence Slips One or two boys forgot to hand slips in on occasions towards the end of last year. Please check that they have actually handed them in when they return after an absence. And whilst on the subject of absence slips, if you know in advance that your son is going to be away, with our current large numbers, it helps enormously with music / seating etc if you could send in  the slip before the absence. Absence slips can be downloaded from the Choir Website.
Sweat Shirts All enquiries regarding sweat shirts to Mrs Gaukrodger (tel 736373). Don’t forget we also have a second hand scheme for sweat shirts (see notice board for details). Mrs Gaukrodger also looks after Choir ties (available only to red ribbon boys and adult singers).
Name Tapes Please put these on sweat shirts, ties, ruffs, surplices and cassocks. This saves so much time when items go missing!

broughtonchoir.org
 The Choir Website regularly displays new Choir photographs. Always worth a look – as is the Church Website broughtonparish.org.uk

… and finally, remember
‘The Broughton Outlook’ keeps you up to date with Choir and Parish happenings. It can be delivered to your home or purchased each month at the back of Church.

With very best wishes
John Catterall
Ian Seddon